15 Bible Verses about False Accusations

"You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the Lord.

My enemies ask this cruel question about me, 'When will he finally die and be forgotten?' When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me. All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.read more.
They say, 'An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.' Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.

Then some soldiers also asked him, "And as for us -- what should we do?" He told them, "Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay."

unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.

But now your kingdom will not continue! The Lord has sought out for himself a man who is loyal to him and the Lord has appointed him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the Lord commanded you."

You have also established prophets to announce in Jerusalem on your behalf, 'We have a king in Judah!' Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let's talk about this."

But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!"

"For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.

But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate. There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah, who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah, stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"

The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.

Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.

"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.